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Isn't BC vast and mostly empty though? Last I looked purchase prices in Vancouver island (aside from Victoria maybe) were about the same as or lower than rural

by ido 10y ago

Isn't BC vast and mostly empty though? Last I looked purchase prices in Vancouver island (aside from Victoria maybe) were about the same as or lower than rural areas in Germany.

serge2k 10y ago
So people should just go live in the woods?
- fleitz 10y ago
  What do you think Vancouver was before we poured bitumen all over it? Also the idea that people in Yaletown/Gastown should go live in old factories and warehouses seems to have just fine.
- ido 10y ago
  Not what I meant, was just saying it seem to apply mostly to Vancouver (maybe Victoria, to a much lesser extent) and not BC as a whole. But that's not how jokes work I guess!
  - jonknee 10y ago
    But that's where almost all the people live. BC is a huge place and it's almost all uninhabited.
    - ido 10y ago
      Yes, that's what I said above about BC being "vast and mostly empty" (and also inexpensive). And so FreedomToCreate's joke should still be about Vancouver, not BC.
bb101 10y ago
95% of BC is Crown Land though - either reserved by the government, covered by fresh water or designated agricultural-use only (ALR). Only 5% is available as private land. A useful overview map: http://40.media.tumblr.com/2410fe72393357ea0b00f50272065562/tumblr_mmeaymQ2Vo1s7plxco1_1280.jpg http://40.media.tumblr.com/2410fe72393357ea0b00f50272065562/...